Best article I’ve seen on the consequences for Russia of losing Tartus. If Putin loses his Tartus base, he may need a ceasefire in Ukraine
All we can do. Time will tell.
That keeps getting less and less likely as Russia progressively loses leverage in any future negotiations.
Well, let’s be fair. Events are occurring rapidly here. Whichever FSB troll you’re talking to probably hasn’t gotten his new talking points yet...
Yes .. except they can’t go that way because of the War on Ukraine. First, I believe Turkey does not allow warships to transit during time of war....
Almost certainly, to the first question. Tartus, to the second.
Syria rebels ENTER Damascus & topple statue as butcher Assad holes up in palace Lesson here for Putin. A month ago, the Assad Regime collapsing...
He has already fled Syria with his family.* There is no one at the wheel. I think his “hopes” in life have narrowed somewhat. * Since posting...
Now Iran evacuating under pressure rather than reinforcing and trying to stop the torrent. Waiting to see what Russia does. Going to be hard to...
In very short, simple terms, the naval base they have there is extremely important to their national security strategy. That’s why they intervened...
Another great video from Jake Broe, though in my opinion he spends too much time on the South Korea situation. The most interesting part occurs at...
While I would like the general public to be more aware of things like this, the important thing is that Russia, China, and Iran are all aware of...
Chin up. None of that has happened yet. With the Russia-backed regime in Syria falling as we correspond, Putin's negotiating position is getting...
Syria in maps: Where have anti-Assad rebels taken control? Surprising little about this in the news without searching for it. It seems the rebels...
Ford’s pardon of Nixon was not predicated on a conviction and used vague language about any crimes he may have committed, if I recall correctly.
The same reason any other animal does: failure to adapt to changing circumstances.
For SECDEF? Interesting. I still say he would make a better NSA.
Don’t ask me. I wouldn’t want to be an elected official at all.
If the ultimate goal is President, then I would say this puts him on the national stage, making executive-level decisions. That’s the only thing...
I think that nominee will receive much wider support, but would DeSantis leave his governorship for it?
